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> I know my limits, and even if I do get drunk, I'm smart enough to not put myself in bad situations: I don't drive & drink, I know when to stop, and pay attent

by ux-app 12y ago

> I know my limits, and even if I do get drunk, I'm smart enough to not put myself in bad situations: I don't drive & drink, I know when to stop, and pay attention to my surroundings. At 34 I'm the same. But when I think back to all of the incredibly stupid and dangerous things I did under the influence of alcohol I realize that I'm lucky to be alive. There's no way to really know, but I think that in an alternate universe where pot is legal and alcohol is not it would be a net positive for society. Alcohol makes many people aggressive and drastically lowers inhibitions. In my experience pot makes people mellow and keen for some Donkey Kong and pizza!

sliverstorm 12y ago
Alcohol makes many people aggressive and drastically lowers inhibitions. In my experience pot makes people mellow and keen for some Donkey Kong and pizza! This is too narrow a viewpoint. Alcohol makes me mellow, friendly, hungry, and more into games. I know people for which pot makes them aggressive (I think as a result of paranoia).
- ux-app 12y ago
  > I know people for which pot makes them aggressive (I think as a result of paranoia). Fair enough. I think the general consensus is that alcohol leads to aggression more so than pot, but your own personal experience may differ. Are these people only using pot, or are they mixing with alcohol or other drugs? This is all anecdotal of course, but I've personally never seen 2 people high from pot act aggressively or want to fight etc.
  - sliverstorm 12y ago
    your own personal experience may differ That's indirectly my point. You cannot make absolutist statements about alcohol (or anything really) like you did earlier, based only on your own observations. For you, I, and everyone have different experiences. My experience does not disprove your experience, of course, but it does show your experience is only a partial view.

by ux-app 12y ago

sliverstorm 12y ago

Alcohol makes many people aggressive and drastically lowers inhibitions. In my experience pot makes people mellow and keen for some Donkey Kong and pizza! This is too narrow a viewpoint. Alcohol makes me mellow, friendly, hungry, and more into games. I know people for which pot makes them aggressive (I think as a result of paranoia).

ux-app 12y ago
> I know people for which pot makes them aggressive (I think as a result of paranoia). Fair enough. I think the general consensus is that alcohol leads to aggression more so than pot, but your own personal experience may differ. Are these people only using pot, or are they mixing with alcohol or other drugs? This is all anecdotal of course, but I've personally never seen 2 people high from pot act aggressively or want to fight etc.
- sliverstorm 12y ago
  your own personal experience may differ That's indirectly my point. You cannot make absolutist statements about alcohol (or anything really) like you did earlier, based only on your own observations. For you, I, and everyone have different experiences. My experience does not disprove your experience, of course, but it does show your experience is only a partial view.